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Coming to America (1988) 6.8
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Metascore: 48/100
Reviews: 114 user | 50 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com An African prince goes to Queens, New York City to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will. Director:John Landis |
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Cast
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| Arsenio Hall | ... | ||
| James Earl Jones | ... | ||
| John Amos | ... | ||
| Madge Sinclair | ... | ||
| Shari Headley | ... | ||
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| Eriq La Salle | ... | ||
| Frankie Faison | ... | ||
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | ... |
Imani Izzi
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Maurice
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Colonel Izzi
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It is the 21st birthday of Prince Akeem of Zamunda and he is to marry a woman he never saw before. Now the prince breaks with tradition and travels to America to look for the love of his life. Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 June 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Un prÃncipe en Nueva York See more »Box Office
Budget:
$39,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$128,152,301 (USA)Company Credits
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Rose Bearer: Good morning, Your Highness.
Rose Bearer: Good morning, Your Highness.
Rose Bearer: Good morning, Your Highness.
Oha: Happy birthday, Your Highness.
Prince Akeem: [thinks] Yes, it *is* my birthday.
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Written by Gerald Levert, Eddie Levert and Marc Gordon
Performed by Levert
Produced by Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon
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Did You Know?
Trivia
According to John Landis, it was his idea to have Eddie Murphy wear makeup to play a Jewish man as a sort of payback for Jewish comedians wearing blackface in the early 1900's. See more »Goofs
As Lisa enters the subway station just before Akeem confronts her, she has been walking in the pouring rain and her coat is soaked. Moments later as she speaks with Akeem, her coat is almost completely dry. Akeem's clothes show no signs of wetness at all, despite running from the car to the subway station in heavy rain. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Rose Bearer: Good morning, Your Highness.
Rose Bearer: Good morning, Your Highness.
Rose Bearer: Good morning, Your Highness.
Oha: Happy birthday, Your Highness.
Prince Akeem: [thinks] Yes, it *is* my birthday.
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Crazy Credits
The "thanks" list in the end credits lists the Zamundan Film Commission. See more »Soundtracks
"Addicted To Love"Written by Gerald Levert, Eddie Levert and Marc Gordon
Performed by Levert
Produced by Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon
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After several years of starring in rowdy action comedies and con man capers, Eddie Murphy gets a chance to deliver a more restrained performance with this film and he manages to do so very well. Murphy portrays Akeem, an African prince who is being pressured into a forced marriage by his parents (James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair). The woman that they have chosen for him only sees him for his royalty and therefore does not really love him. Akeem sees this right away and brings his loyal servant, Semi (Arsenio Hall) along with him on a discreet mission to America where Akeem hopes to find a beautiful woman who will love him and accept him for who he really is and not just see him for his royalty. Posing as "common folk", Akeem and Semi get jobs at a McDonald's style restaurant and Akeem soon falls for the daughter (Shari Headley) of the restaurant's owner (John Amos). The film features many hilarious scenes and characters especially a group of boxing obsessed senior citizens who spend their days arguing with a barber shop owner. Murphy and Hall demonstrate their levels of versatility by managing to go under heavy makeup and portray several different costarring roles. Yet another example of why Murphy is one of the funniest actors in recent Hollywood history.